Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,825, Benjamin Gibbs, Mass

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Gibbs, Benjamin
B. 29.825
CONTENTS

No. 119 New York
Benjamin Gibbs
Montgomery in the State of N. York who was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Ward of the Reg t commanded by Col. Perriquet in the Walls line for (Com. 102).
Inscribed on the Roll of N. York at the rate of 21 Dollars 10 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of Sep. 1832 and due to B.S. Russell Northampton
Arrears to the 14th of Sep. 33 $ 52.75 Semi-ant. allowance ending 14th 10.55
$63.30
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by C. Collins Clerk Book E Vol. 11 Page 58
Let. Hon. M. J. Bowen, Apr 2: '36. Scott. Pensioner, Apr 27: '36. Cir. Tr. Jan 18: '36
Transf d to M c Alp te from L. Sep t 1835 Jan 25: 1836.
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233115 Benjamin Gibb New York.
Admitted Private 6mo & 10 days C
C. S. Grinnell Northampton Montgomery City N York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of Benjamin Gibbs  Montgomery Co Town of Northampton State of Mass
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Vol. 1777 time Not Stated Capt M'Nab Col Dunning 71 years Traditionary Service { Witness   Enlist. 1778 1 but Don't recollect any officer Town of Sandwich County for the last hour of service. Witness Credible   Enlist. 1780 6 Capt Gifford Col Turner Barnstable State of Mass Certificate Clergyman Chaplain  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted: This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of A. B. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposes and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

State of New York
Montgomery County ss On this 12 th day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared in the Court of Common Pleas in the County aforesaid Benjamin Gibbs of the town of Northampton in the County of Montgomery and State of New York aged Seventy one years the 23 rd day of July next who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 —
That I entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers & served as herein stated in the 1777 I was a resident of the town of Sandwicks in the County of Barnstable and State of Massachusetts in the Spring of the said year 1777 I volunteered to serve in defence of my Country in a Company commanded by Capt Ward, Smith, Lieutenant Josiah Burge, from the place & time last mentioned we took up our line of march for Falmouth the adjoining town upon our arrival we were attached to a Regiment under the command of Col. Demick, we lay at the town of Falmouth ten days in order to keep watch of a British Frigate that had hove to & excited much alarm in consequence of her firing several shot at the entrenchment she soon weighed Anchor left after which we were dismissed & each one returned to his home if disposed I returned to mine and in the year 1778 I enlisted for the term of one month & march from Sandwicks passing through Wareham Rochester Dartmouth to our place of destination which was in the State of Rhode Island, I served my time out faithfully but have entirely forgotten who my officers were on this tour & therefore claim nothing for my services this tour being unable from the loss

of memory to comply with the requirements of the Department —
In the year 1781 I enlisted for the term of six months as a private in a Company commanded by Capt Elisha Gifford & Lieutenant Benjamin Walworth after raising our Company we left Sandwich and took passage by water for Butts Hill in the State of Rhode Island upon our arrival there we were attached to a Regiment commanded by Col. William Turner I remained in the company of Capt Gifford & the Regiment of Col Turner on Butts Hill in the State of Rhode Island during the full term of my enlistment six months when I was discharged, I have no documentary evidence & know of no persons testimony I can procure who can testify to my service save Benjamin Bosworth and Nathaniel Richmond whose affidavits are herewith annexed —
The following are the answers to the interrogatories proposed by the court, 1 st — I was born in the town of Sandwich County of Barnstable State of Massachusetts in the year 1762 — 2 nd The record of my age is recorded in the town Clerks book where I was born — 3 rd Each time I was called into service I was living in the town County & State where I was born I continued to live there until the year 1816 when I removed to the town of Northampton County of Montgomery & State of New York where I now live 4 th twice I enlisted & once volunteered 5 th Col Derrick — Cpt Smith Lieut Burges — were known to me in 1777 & in 1781 Col William Turner, Capt Elisha Gifford Lieut Benjamin Walworth, there was no other Militia Regiment or Continental Regiment at the

Station where I served that I recollect, I have given the circumstances of my service as particular as I can in my foregoing declaration 5 th at the expiration of my enlistment for six months my Capt (E Gifford) gave me a paper stating that I had served my time out that paper or discharge I have long since lost 7 th I am known to Clark S Grinnell and the Rev Aaron Semans I do hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State  Sworn Subscribed in open Court this 12 th March 1833. Benjamin Gibbs Geo: D. Ferguson. Clerk
We Aaron Semans a Clergyman residing in the town of Northampton & County of Montgomery and Clark S Grinnell residing in (the same) hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Benjamin Gibbs who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him seventy one years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and we concur in that opinion  Sworn & Subscribed The day & year aforesaid Geo: D. Ferguson. Clerk  Aaron Semans C. S. Grinnell
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states And the Court further certifies that it appears

to them that Aaron Sessions — who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman resident in the town of Northampton in the County of Mont- gomery and that Clark S. Brimble who has also signed the same is a resident of the town of Northampton in the County of Montgomery is a credible person and that their statement is ent- itled to credit.
I George D Ferguson Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Montgomery do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Peace Court in the matter of the application of Benjamin Gibbs for a pension, In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this 12 th day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three.
Geo: D. Ferguson
for 75 cents 1000

"Benjamin Gibbs papers. for a pension under the act of June 7 th 1882
233/45

State of Vermont
county of Windsor, I Benjamin Bosworth of the town of Royalton in the county, & State aforesaid, being duly sworn says that in the revolutionary war (1781) this deponent was a Lieutenant in a company, Commanded by Capt Elisha Gifford that the company belonged to a Regiment Commanded by Col. William Turner that the Regiment was stationed on Butts Hill in the state of Rhode Island during the said year 1781 for at least six months that this deponent had a written list of all the privates belonging to said company with the date that each person joined and also the date of their discharge that among the privates in said company was Benjamin Gibbs, to this deponent well known to be the same, who is applying for a pension under the act of June 7 th 1832 that the said Benjamin Gibbs served faithfully as a private in said company commanded by Capt Gifford and this deponent as Lieut. on Butts Hill in the state of Rhode Island in defence of his country, during the said 1781 for the term of six months, and further deponent saith not.
Benjamin Bosworth
State of Vermont
Windsor County } At Barnard in said County this 2 nd
Day of February 1833 Personally appeared Benjamin Bosworth Signer of the above Deposition and made oath to the truth of the same before me Calvin Green Justice Peace & certify that the above deponent is a credible witness
Calvin Green Justice Peace

State of Vermont } Woodstock County Clerk's Office Jan'y 28 th 1833 I Benjamin Windsor County ss } Swan Clerk of Windsor County Court. Do hereby Certify, that Calvin Green of is one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County, and that the within is his signature - In Testimony whereof I hereto affix the Seal of said Court and subscribe my name, the day & year above
Benj. Swan

I Nathaniel Richmond of Barnard in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont of lawful age, do testify, and say that in the year 1781 I was acquainted with Benjamin Gibbs, then of Sandwich Mass. and know that the said Benjamin Gibbs was in the service of the United States six months in Capt. Elisha Gifford's Company in Col. William Turner's Regiment State Troops stationed on Batten Kill Rhode Island and that I served with the said Benjamin Gibbs in the same Company and further this deponent saith not.
Nathaniel Richmond
State of Vermont } Windsor County } At Barnard in said County this 25 th day of January 1835 Personally appeared Nathaniel Richmond signers of the above deposition and made oath to the truth of the same before me Calvin Green Justice Peace.
I certify that the above deponent is a credible witness.
Calvin Green Justice Peace.
State of Vermont } Woodstock County Clerks Office Jan'y 28 th 1835 I Benjamin Swan Clerk of Windsor County Court, do hereby certify that Calvin Green is one of the Justices of the Peace within & for said County, and that the above is his Signature - In Testimony whereof I have affixed the Seal of said Court, and subscribe my name the day & year last above.
Benj Swan

State of New York
Montgomery County ss Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace of the town of Northampton in the County aforesaid Benjamin Gibbs who being duly sworn depose to & saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades in the Spring of 1777 I served ten days as a Private volunteer under the command of Capt. Ward Smith Lieut. Josiah Burge & Col. Fennick the services were rendered at Falmouth Barnstable & Napa in the manner particularly mentioned in my accompanying declaration while there we garrisoned in the dwellings of the inhabitants - during said time I was not employed in any civil pursuit
In 1781 the last of May or first of June I again entered the service and served for six months as a private in a company commanded by Capt. Gifford, Lieut. Wallace the Regiment was commanded by Col. William Turner and lay at a place called Batts Hill in the State of Rhode Island during the time we were not engaged in active service we garrisoned in the Barracks - were chiefly employed in keeping the Fort & Barracks in repair when not on duty as Sentinels or under arms, during the time a part of the Regiment was detached & sent to Newport in consequence of an alarm after a short absence returned during the said term of six months I was not engaged in any civil pursuit - and for my revolutionary services I claim a pension
Subscribed & sworn to before me this 8 th day of June 1833 Nathaniel Westcot Justice of the Peace Benjamin Gibbs

State of New York Montgomery County Clerk's office
Ps: I, George D. Ferguson, clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County, do hereby certify that Nathaniel West, before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn, was on the date thereof a Justice of the peace of said County: And that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice & verily believe that his name subscribed to the within affidavit is Genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 12th day of June 1832.
Geo: D. Ferguson.

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APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
County of Barnstable ss.
On this sixteenth day of April 183 6 before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Barnstable personally appeared Benjamin Gibbs who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Sifford in the Regiment commanded by Colonel in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of New York from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State (District, or Territory,) of Massachusetts where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. The following are his reasons for removing from New York to Massachusetts , — his wife having died has removed to live with his son
Benjamin Gibbs
Sworn and subscribed to before me, } the day and year aforesaid. }
Wm H Fessenden
Ebenezer Pease
The oath to be taken before a duly qualified Magistrate, whose official character and signature must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. The County Clerk, Secretary of State, or some other officer, must certify, under his seal of office, that the officer who administered the oath is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, Mayor, Alderman, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
The oath must be supported by the testimony of some respectable person, as to the pensioner's identity. He must swear that the person who has taken the above oath is the person described in the affidavit. The Magistrate must certify that the witness is a person of veracity; and the affidavit must also be authenticated in the manner above directed.

By Barnstable ss. April 16. 1836
I hereby certify that I have been acquainted with Benj. Gibbs within named for a long series of years, and he is the same person named in the Pension Certificate in his possession dated 28 th September One Thousand eight hundred & thirty three
Thomas Fessenden
By Barnstable ss. 16 th Ap. 1836 Personally appeared Thos Fessenden & made Oath to the truth of the above statement, and I certify that he is a man of good character & entitled to credit
Off my Fessenden
Justin Penn
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Barnstable ss. I, Abner Davis, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, being a Court of Record in & for said County & Commonwealth, hereby certify that William H. Fessenden Esquire before whom the within oath & the above deposition were executed, is a justice of the Peace within & for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and that his signature to the above & within certificate, are true & genuine.
Witness my hand & the seal of the said Court of Common Pleas for said County, at Barnstable, this sixteenth day of April A.D. 1836.
Abner Davis Clerk.

29825 copy INVALID.
File No. 29,825
Benjamin Tipton Rev Rev 1860
Act: June 1 st 39 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 127
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Benjamin Gibbs, Albany, Pa. 21. 10. - 7 Jan '32
Yr white time was he left here?
Pension office
June 18 th '36
3 rd auditor
To the 4th Sept 6 th 1835.
S. H. H.

Brig. Gibbs
for transfer
Name of the Colonel not given. -
The Magistrate, in a letter to the Hon. Mr. Read, states that the name of the Col. could not be recalled.
Shall the application be rejected on account of this despite under these cir- cumstances? It seems to be otherwise correct
June 18 th 36
R. B.
Col. of Pender.
You can transfer him J. L. E.

June 25 th Mr. Pendleton.
James L. Edwards Esq. Commis r of Pensions War Department City of Washington.
Dear Sir,

Mech s & Farmers Bank Albany Pension Agency June 22 d 1836.
James L. O'Connell Esq r , Commis n rs of Pensions, Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 18 th inst. I have to state that Benjamin Gibbs, Private, at $21 10 per annum, was last paid to 4 Sept. 1835.
Very Respectfully Yours ob t Serv t
Thos W m Dewart President

Free
Hon. John Reed
Member Congress
Washington D.C.

Hon. J. P. Root
Yr. Inclosed is an application of transfer of Pension Certificate of Briff Gibbs from New York to Heights — he is a native of this Town & there is no doubt of his identity — The Col. name he cannot recollect, as he is a very old man — but inclose the Original Certificate — The Pension due last March he has not drawn & wants it so done now that he may draw that as well as for the future Yrs respectfully
Wm H. Kessenden Sandwich Mass 13. Jan 36

House of Representatives June 18 th 1836
Sir
I herewith enclose to You the Bason Papers in the case of Bury. Gibbs - he desires a transfer I enclose the letter of Mr. Fessenden I beg You will decide the business before I leave this City
With Respect Your Ob. Serv.
J. L. Edwards Esq.
John Reid